Blighty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural blight·ies.British Slang.
  1. Britain, or specifically England, as one's home or native land: We're sailing for old Blighty tomorrow.
  2. a wound or furlough permitting a soldier to be sent back to Britain from the front.
  3. military leave.
noun
  1. NZ another name for white-eye
noun (sometimes not capital) British slang (used esp by troops serving abroad)
  1. England; home
  2. (esp in World War I)
    • a slight wound that causes the recipient to be sent home to England
    • leave in England
Blighty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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